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EN 1.6920 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF8 Steel

Both EN 1.6920 steel and ACI-ASTM CF8 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6920 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF8 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
55
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.17
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.0
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 95.7 to 98
63.8 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
8.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.1
0